High Rise Construction Fire Safety Conference, Tuesday 16th May 2023 at London's EXcel as part of FIREX
– will cover all issues connected with the management of fire risk during all stages of construction fire safety in high rise buildings. The conference will consider the latest guidance from the UK and Internationally, including Insurance requirements. Case studies of recent high rise construction fires will be examined. Best practice along with innovative products and processes will be showcased.
Key words: HSG 168, Combined Code, NFPA 241, Tall Timber, Modular, MMC.

08:45     Registration Opens

09:00     Delegate Breakfast Networking at exhibition stands

09:45     Conference room opens

09:55     All Delegates Seated

10:00 – 10:10     Housekeeping and Notices

10:10 – 10:30     Opening Address – Howler VIP

10:30 – 11:00     Mark Cooper - Wates Construction London
-HSG 168, FPOCS V 10  - ‘What’s Changed?’

11:10 – 11:40     Steve Rudge, Technical and Delivery Manager, Symetri -

Tackling the Building Safety Act & FIREie on a live project

11:40 – 12:10     Steve Lakin (Head of Fire Balfour Beatty)
– Providing Facilities for Firefighters during High Rise Construction

12:10 – 12:40     Matthew Pearce -  Skanska
- Hazard of Lithium-Ion Batteries on construction sites

12:40 – 13:00     Sponsor Presentation – Howler

Lunch break – optional further presentations from Howler

14:10     All Delegates Seated

14:15 – 15:00     Ray O’Brocki, Construction Fire Safety Coalition – The US Experience and NFPA 241  

15:00 – 15:30     Tom Gilbert (Head of Fire Lendlease)
                              - Managing Fire Safety during ‘Load Out’ phase of High Rise Construction (TBC)

15:30 – 16:00     Dave Dexter (Practice Leader Risk Solutions at QBE Europe)
                              - An insurer’s perspective of the Fire JCoP 10th Edition’

16:00 – 17:00     Question Time Panel

Gary Neal (Head of Fire Skanska), Ray O’Brocki, Dave Dexter, Steve Lakin

17:10     Close